Firefighters battle conveyor belt fire at Isabella Pellet

Firefighters from four departments responded to a blaze at the Isabella Pellet mill on West Baseline Road in Lake Isabella Friday morning.

Two conveyor belts caught fire but firefighters responded quickly enough to stop the third belt from burning, and that could have caused much more serious damage to the building, said Nottawa Sherman Fire Department Assistant Chief George Flaugher.

About 15 firefighters from Deerfield, Millbrook and Fremont’s departments responded.

The fire began about 11 a.m. and the scene was cleared about three and a half hours later, Flaugher said.